Posted by
Andrew1218 on Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:06:55 AM
During the last election cycle, politicians spent over a billion dollars for jobs worth a fraction of that amount. The largest cost is the TV media. In order to run an effective campaign, a politician has to have his/her hand out to pay for media time. Because of the costs, they do not turn down contributions from questionable sources, and corrupt themselves as a result.
My solution, cap the salaries of the broadcast media. Katie Couric is paid 15 million to read the news. In reality, that job is worth, at most, $85,000, maybe a little more if you have to commute to an expensive city. By capping their salaries, the cost for politicians to run ads would decrease, and maybe Senator Dole would not have to take tobacco money, which ultimately ended in Katie Couric's pocket!